Akirina: Well, this is the end of Light and Dark Side. See you next in Darkness passes and Light shines!
Epilogue
One year later…
Lenalee leaned against the bench, taking care of her swollen tummy as she relaxed. She felt the seat dip and knew that Kanda had taken his place beside her. She had married a year after Allen's death and she was expecting a child now. Of course, Komui had kicked up a fuss at first, but she had finally taken care of it and the marriage turned out smoothly.
"Where's the idiot rabbit?" Kanda's gruff voice asked as he sat beside his friend. "Being punished by Bookman again?"
Lenalee smiled at him in amusement. "As a matter of fact, yes, he is. Apparently he managed to sell Bookman's hair tie, and Bookman was not happy with him, especially when he called him panda again."
Kanda scoffed and said, "Well, he should stop getting into trouble and spend a little more time with his wife. I can't be here every day to take care of you and if Komui finds out, it'll be trouble for everyone."
"You've grown, Kanda." Lenalee said softly to herself when she heard that. Kanda had been very hard broken after Allen had left—or died, she didn't know. He had isolated himself and Lavi resorted to desperate means to draw the man out of his depression. It wasn't easy, but he succeeded.
"What?" Kanda turned to Lenalee, not catching what she'd just said.
"Nothing," Lenalee quickly replied. "How have you been?" she asked, groping around for a topic to talk about. She knew that she had touched a sore spot when Kanda's face turned stony.
"Fine."
"Kanda," Lenalee said with a slightly exasperated tone. "I know that you're not fine. I can help, you know."
Kanda turned away. "No thanks."
Lenalee sighed. "Allen once told me that when someone died, they would become a star up there."
Kanda turned to her. "And what's that supposed to mean?"
"He's still with you, Kanda. No matter what. You just have to keep waiting for him. Don't give up. I'm sure he'll come back some day." Lenalee told him.
"And what makes you think so?"
Lenalee looked up into the blue sky with white clouds drifting across it. "I just know. Call it a gut feeling."
The Black Order had changed ever since the Final Battle. At first, the Board of Directors were unsure of what to do with the Order, but Bookman had suggested that they set up an academy that offered science and arts to students. At first, Komui was keener on offering sciences, but he was out ruled by the others and the Black Order Academy was set up.
And Komui had roped Kanda into teaching martial arts with Bookman—an unpleasant routine that involved both of them glaring at each other throughout the lesson—most of the times—and, for Kanda, giving injuries to the students (which usually stopped short of a broken bone.).
Lenalee taught dance—something that she'd always wanted to learn when she was young and Lavi taught history. The other younger Exorcists were to sit through most of the lessons and they were expected to specialize in one subject that they would teach when they were older. The Board of Directors kept an eye on these children and made sure that they were exposed to the outside world by sending them on missions to learn more about their specialized subject.
The Black Order Academy flourished with this special system of teaching and they started to catch up on the expectations a normal academy would have.
"It's been some time since we left." Road noted as they took a break from work again. Their Lord had been extremely upset with them and had sent them to work immediately without a single word. Although he did greet Neah, the only one to have attempted to stop Beelzebub.
"I miss Kanda. And I think Neah is an idiot for taking me away. I could never exist with him in a single body—we're too much different to be in the same body!" the words slipped past Neah's lips without his noticing it. Neah scowled.
Road laughed and the other twelve angels joined in.
"You should separate him from your body, Neah." Their Lord spoke from the head of the table. "It is rather… unhealthy to have two different existences living in the same body."
"I can't, Lord." Neah mumbled. "There is no other body for this one to go to and we share the same soul—how can we part?"
"It is possible, Neah." The Lord replied. "You could have asked me. I can separate the two of you. Besides, I think that soul down on Earth needs to have some form of a job."
"What do you mean?" Neah asked.
"You'll see." The Lord answered cryptically.
Knock knock.
Kanda grunted and turned around in bed. Who was this insane person calling at this time of the day? It was 3 in the morning and it was an insane hour for someone to be up. He hoped that the person would just leave.
Knock knock.
This was bloody irritating.
Knock knock.
Kanda was fed up. "Fine!" He called as he flung his bed sheets off his body. "I'm coming, just stop knocking on the damn door!"
He could have sworn that he heard someone chuckle, but he was too tired to care. Kanda moved to open the door and he froze as soon as he saw who was standing in front of his door at 3 in the morning.
The person chuckled, "Have you forgotten me that quickly, Kanda? It's only been a year, you know."
Kanda could only stare at the person in shock. Then an expression of amazement came over his face. "I'm going mad, aren't I?"
"Mad with love, maybe." The other person laughed, grey eyes shining eagerly at Kanda.
Kanda finally moved and reached out a hand to cup the cheek of the other person. He leaned into Kanda's touch and sighed softly. "I've missed you." He said, feeling as though something was stuck in his throat.
"Me too." The other person sighed again. "A year's too long."
Kanda smiled gently and pulled the person into his arms. "Welcome back, Allen."
Kanda stared at his sleeping lover beside him, memorizing every curve and line of Allen's face. He had had missed Allen when the latter went back with the angels. He loved Allen. He would not be apart from Allen anymore.
Kanda brought up his hand to trace a line down Allen's cheek. He watched as the latter stirred and opened those voluminous gray eyes. Allen gazed at him sleepily.
"Kanda?"
"It's nothing. Go back to sleep." Kanda commanded softly and he watched as Allen closed his eyes again and fell back into the land of dreams.